Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: Actitis macularia

This was taken yesterday, in the rain and snow, when we were doing the annual May Species Count in Fish Creek Park. This Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius syn. Actitis macularia) looked less than impressed! We spent about six hours in temperatures of 0.8-2C! Out came the winter boots, the sweater, the fleece jacket, the thick winter jacket, toque, two pairs of gloves and long-johns - and it's June the day after tomorrow, lol. I was halfway to being soaked to the skin! An enjoyable walk, though, as usual. We saw a total of 47 bird species, compared to 58 species May 2009. I'd never taken a photo at ISO 400 before (can you believe it?), so hardly the best quality : )

This Spotted Sandpiper was on a muddy bank down by the Elbow River in Weaselhead, vocalizing madly and doing the tail-bobbing.

This Spotted Sandpiper was down on the mudflats along the Elbow River in the Weaselhead natural area, vocalizing noisily and constantly.